All Health Service Journal articles in July 2023 – Page 8
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HSJ LocalChallenged trust fails to complete ‘hospital CEOs’ recruitment
A struggling teaching trust has appointed three new executives, but failed to recruit two hospital-level CEOs as planned, HSJ has learned.
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CommentNobody expects the system inspector
If you admire the Care Quality Commission for its work with NHS provider organisations, prepare to be blown away by its plans for integrated care systems. By CQC interloper Julian Patterson
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News‘We don’t have the bottle’ to hold line on bed numbers, says trust director
A director at a major acute trust said it needs to stop “caving in” to demand pressures by opening extra escalation beds.
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CommentThe wretchedness of NHS financial planning
The past few years have seen central sustainability funds and incentive schemes created and destroyed. Richard Murray and Siva Anandaciva explore and shed light on NHS’s dysfunctional financial planning
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Inspectors call, targets recede and salaries diverge
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS and management – a dysfunctional relationship
In the NHS, the general ‘management is a bad thing’ culture wants less management and doesn’t much care whether some managers are more useful than others, writes Steve Black
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NewsRevealed: The trusts offering ‘BMA rates’ to doctors covering strikes
Around a quarter of acute trusts paid consultants premium rates to provide strike cover during the first two junior doctors’ walkouts, broadly matching the pay levels demanded by the British Medical Association’s ‘rate card’, HSJ research has found.
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NewsPatients less pleased with GP phone access in all but one ICS
Patients in all but one integrated care system found it more difficult to contact their GP practice by phone this year compared to last year.
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CommentThe NHS needs to better understand what the care sector can offer
Dan Hayes discusses winter preparedness, challenges in communication and data exchange with health systems, and the need for long-term funding to deliver sustainable care services for older people
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News‘Cosy’ health and care relationships should be avoided, says NHSE director
Integrated care systems ‘where everybody’s getting on well’ tend to avoid tackling ‘uncomfortable’ – but critical – issues, according to NHS England’s national director of intermediate care and rehabilitation.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Has Lancashire missed a trick?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ InteractiveDigital interventions in mental healthcare: the road ahead
During SilverCloud by Amwell’s annual Digital Mindset conference, experts deliberated the potential of technology in addressing current NHS pressures and enhancing access to mental healthcare
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HSJ PartnersDigital clinics revolutionising mental healthcare globally
Digital clinics globally meet mental health demands, relieving staff pressures and enhancing patient outcomes with evidence-based interventions
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NewsCoroners issue 24 warnings over emergency care crisis
Coroners have warned of increasing numbers of deaths caused by problems in the emergency pathway, with some citing ‘severe’ staffing shortages.
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CommentFailure to support staff with kids is costing NHS millions
NHS trusts need to prioritise working parents in their workforce by fostering inclusive environments, flexibility, and leadership support to retain talent and enhance patient care, writes Verena Hefti
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Expert BriefingHSJ Podcast: Leadership standards revealed
Now that NHS England has finally published its new standards for leaders, we discuss how the revised ‘Fit and Proper Person Test’ will work, and if it is enough to stop the revolving door of poor leaders.
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NewsTwo experts join DHSC to lead 10-year reform plan
Two health policy experts are joining government to help draw up a 10-year plan for health.